The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-06-11
County Talk.

| since La sale Is 10 nave new rdllTOal
she is growing to be very neighbOrly-nO
too sweet tempered. Yet 1t Is somewhat
of surprise 10 find in so intensely loca
sheet as the La Sale Republican, the follow
ing: OTTAWA is pretty nice Inland town
geographically and and architecturally and
presumably commercially She has good
supply of beauty, chivalry and pride, as
also energy, courage and vim. Her bust
ness men know how to advertise, and there
by hangs the secret of their success. Her
inhabitants know the value of information
and in order to get it read newspapers and
write letters. In consequence of this char.
acteristc the town is to have free mail
delivery system established the first of
July" Very good; but we didn't think
you would admit so much.
The Peru Herald Ners says of the can
dldates for county treasurer: Mr.. Mat.
White, the democratic candidate for county
treasurer, was in Peru Saturday and was
introduced to few, very few, persons.
Nine-tenths of the men he met greeted him
as an old and intimate friend, and he was
assured that no split in the party would af-
feet his vote in this city, and that no cam.
paign stories regarding his connection with
boodlers would have the slightest bearing
on the election in this city. Occupying
the position he has for many years, 1t will
be poor policy for his opponents to attempt
to detract from his character as an honest,
upright, substantial and successful business
man, and misrepresentation will only add
strength to his support Mr.. Adams Is a
first-class man in every respect, but his
friends can make no valid claim that en-
titles him to support on the ground that he
is more competent or better fitted for the
position than Mr.. White"
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The Democrat Press says: There Is no
disaifection among the democrats of this
city. The old wheelhorses, shoulder 10
shoulder with the younger democracy, are
doing all In their power to- promote the
candidacy of Mr.. White. His name Is we'll
received on all sides, and that he will be
victorious next Tuesday there is not the
least doubt"
The Ottawa Times and Streator Free Press
appear to have pooled their issues to put
into Wright Adams's mouth the following
notable utterance:
Wright Adams's platform is terse and
pointed. He says the salary of the office
should be complete remuneration.
Now this is very smart truly Does any
one expect any one is going to get more
than that cut of the office? There an old
fable about fox sitting on his hams, feast.
ing his eyes on fine stock Of grapes Mr..
Adams's alleged virtuous disclaimer may
have sprung from somewhat similar
cause that induced the fox to utter his now
famous speech of self denial
The Ottawa Times intimates that Mat.
thew Whites, II elected county treasurer,
will speculate with the county's money.
How does the Times know this: 1t would
be just as fair to reply by saying that
Wright Adams, If elected county treasurer,
would speculate with the countys money.
We do not believe either accusation would
be true. But certainly there is no reason
why either charge should be made. There
Is nothing in Mr.. Whites past to Indicate
that he would do so; and the charge Is as
unfair as 1t is unmanly; and the Times has
no right to make such intlmation. 1t does
not prove that Adams Is whit better man
than White-he isn't as good If he coun.
tenances such methods of electiCneering.
1t is not gentlemanly; and We have all CIV
en- Wright Adams the credit of being
gentleman.
The republican press are also hsrping on
"boodlerism' because Matthew White
happened to have become one of the bonds
men of one of the indicted eI officers. Is
that unlawful? lisa bondsman to be charg.
ed with the crime with which his prlnci-
pal is charged, and by law presumed to be
innocent until found guilty? That Is man.
ifestly absurd And It cannot be any more
odious in Mr. White TO aid man In earn
ing his living out of Jail while waiting
for a trial than 1t Is for Capt. Thos. G. Full
lerton Chairman of the Republican County
Central Committee to act as attorney for
A I, Bartels, and assist In saving him
from the punishment of alleged criminal
acts and purposes
Our esteemed contemporary, the Wochen-
bj0tt Gays the Germans ought to vote for
Mr. Adams because he Is an American.
Pray what is Mr. White! Mr. White was
born in this country; speaks English and
only English, and never was out of the L.
=. In his life. If that doesn't make q man
an American citizen, what can?